Messi bursts into the box and drives a dangerous ball across the six-yard area, but no Barcelona player can reach it for a tap-in.

From the edge of the box Messi takes a free-kick, but his standing foot slips and the mishit effort drops to Keita, who heads wide with the offside flag already raised.

After a slick Barcelona move, Messi shoots and Abbiati spills the effort, with Dani Alves just failing to turn in the rebound.

Alves fires a shot across goal and Messi taps in at the far post, but the finish is ruled out for clear offside.

Sánchez drills a low ball across the box, Messi stretches to get a toe on it and his touch directs the ball into Abbiati’s grasp.

Messi commits a late challenge on Seedorf in midfield, conceding a free-kick but escaping with just the foul.

From a promising free-kick position, Messi’s dipping strike just clears the top-right angle of post and bar.

Messi slaloms through the penalty area on a fine solo run, but Milan crowd him out and the move ends with Barcelona’s first corner of the match.

Tello feeds Messi just inside the box, and although his effort is blocked by Ambrosini, Barcelona earn a corner.

Messi unleashes a goal-bound shot that Abbiati claws away at full stretch, denying him late in the game.

Again Messi’s shot sends Abbiati flying to his right, and when the keeper parries, Tello’s follow-up is dramatically blocked by Antonini.